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About Samal Village

Samal is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 373, made up of 195 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176202
Area (hectares) 235.08 hectares
Population 373
Male Population 195
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samal compares

By the 2011 count Samal is the 146th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 235.08 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Samal

Samal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samal from other places

Samal lies about 51 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandrori, about 6.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Samal
Nearest railway station Kandrori 6.2 km
Nearest town Mamun 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 51 km

Villages closest to Samal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nurpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Samal

As per the Census of India 2011, Samal village had a population of 373. That makes it the 146th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Samal village has 195 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samal has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Samal is 176202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samal covers 235.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Samal falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samal is Kandrori, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Samal.

Samal is about 51 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samal is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Kandrori is about 6.2 km away. Mamun is about 11 km away. Nurpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamlahr (under 2 km), Nangarwan (under 2 km) and Tajwan (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Samal today is likely to be higher.

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